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Egglescliffe, village cross

Local tradition has it that archers on their way to the butts sharpened their arrows on this old village cross. Northern Daily Mail (Hartlepool) photograph.

Date:

1949

Period:

1926 - 1950

Place:

Egglescliffe

Item Type:

photograph

Artist:

unknown

Reference:

DR01232

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